Another defeat for the Baggies leaves them second bottom in this season’s Premier League table, and also second bottom in terms of Albion’s all time league starts. Nobby Stiles’ team had only six points from their opening fourteen games after a 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Albion’s only win in game 15 of a Premier League season was on Merseyside,…
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Albion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 13 games
Rúben Dias’s own goal means that Manchester City players have scored more goals for Albion in Premier League games between the sides than any one Baggies player. He joins Richard Dunne in 2004 and Costel Pantilimon in 2013 as have scored an own goal to Albion’s benefit – Chris Brunt and Neil Clement both scored twice against City in the…
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 12 games
An eighth defeat in twelve games leaves Albion still in 19th place and two points behind their previous worse Premier League start in 2005/06. On that occasion, game 13 proved lucky for the Baggies as they beat Everton 4-0 including a brace from Nathan Ellington. That gave hope, ultimately unfulfilled, that Bryan Robson’s side could survive a third successive season…
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 11 games
A heavy defeat at home to Crystal Palace sees the Baggies drop to 19th place on goal difference, which is the lowest position they have ever occupied after 11 games of a Premier League season. It is Albion’s worst home defeat for more than decade since they lost 5-0 to Manchester United in January 2009. After spending the early months…
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 10 games
The Baggies finally recorded their first league victory of the season against the Blades to lift them out of the bottom three. However, with six points from ten games, it remains Albion’s worst start to a Premier League season. Only twice in their history have the Baggies had less than the equivalent of six points from their opening ten games.…
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 9 games
After a night of controversy at Old Trafford, it was a familiar result for the Baggies as they went down 1-0 leaving this season’s team some five points behind the next worse Premier League Albion side after nine games. Game 10 has seen some big results for the Baggies in recent years with 1-0 away wins at Norwich and Leicester.…
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